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    deputy example sentences

    deputy


    1. He was Elmore’s deputy, and had drawn the duty because of it


    2. And on the top floor of the embassy, Liz Tutor, the Deputy Chief of Mission United States Embassy, opened the access door to the heliport on the roof of the building and slipped out, closing it behind her


    3. The person entrusted with the executive power, not having leisure to attend to the decision of private causes himself, a deputy was appointed to decide them in his stead


    4. They universally, therefore, discharged themselves of it, by appointing a deputy, bailiff or judge


    5. If that wasn’t difficult enough for his executives to accept, Toran then had to convince the producer to broadcast the even-more-mysterious datafile, telling his deputy not to run it through verification software since he may leave himself at risk to whatever secretive organisation wanted such information


    6. As he stepped forward, the only thing the deputy was aware of was the loud beating of his heart


    7. “And worse, Deputy Bosco, once they discover a trove of children, like in your village, the kidnappers will keep picking at it until they’ve taken enough younglings to make it worth their time


    8. “That we will, Deputy Bosco!” exclaimed Mr


    9. The deputy couldn’t help but notice how pretty Coal was, to the point that his mouth was hanging open and a vacant gaze spread across his face


    10. ” Had it been light out, the deputy would have noted that its sign had read “Punter’s Lane,” but in his hurry, he forgot

    11. Despite all the pain he was in, the deputy was warmed by the glow of Coal’s admiring words


    12. Longleaf told the tale of the missing younglings from Thimble Down, the request from the Mayor and Sheriff to assist the deputy named Bosco, and his subsequent investigations


    13. Maybe I am a good deputy, after all, he thought cheerily


    14. He was happy to see his friends again so soon, but truth be told, the chubby deputy would rather be back in his own village, safe and sound


    15. Bosco?” asked Longleaf, as he watched the deputy frisk himself and nod with satisfaction


    16. Both Dorro and Sheriff Forgo shot Bosco sideways glances and then at each other—clearly, the young deputy had formed an attachment in Water-Down, which accounted for his solemnity and sense of gravitas


    17. Nor was it a nervous deputy investigating his first murder case


    18. The Thimble Down deputy chimed in


    19. Dorro,” continued the deputy with a slight smile


    20. “Then what happens?” asked the Thimble Down deputy, who had never been to sea before and was not accustomed to the constant rocking of the ship, something reflected in his slightly green pallor

    21. A second later, she reached over and gave the deputy a mighty hug and kissed him on the cheek


    22. Oh, yeah, a junior deputy assistant under-minister in the Italian Foreign Office


    23. It was so windy that even the deputy seemed to be having trouble walking, and he probably weighed about three times what I did


    24. Uncle Carl and the deputy, now on the dock, jumped in


    25. The only one there would be some jaded funeral home employees and an assistant deputy coroner signing zee papers


    26. I am Melan Vojanski, Chief Deputy to the Party Secretary, and in charge of this office


    27. “No, Comrade Chief Deputy


    28. Colling was finishing his story when the man who had brought him to Vojanski’s office walked in and placed some papers in front of the Chief Deputy


    29. Colling responded, “Note that it is signed by Chief Deputy Secretary Vojanski and bears the printed signature of the Commander of Soviet Forces in Poland


    30. shoulders slumped, as a deputy stepped in, shielding the prisoner

    31. Deputy director-general of the Health Service Support Department, Wisist Tangnapakorn, said yesterday the agency was investigating whether it could prosecute Thep Vejvisit, owner of Pratunam Kanpaet clinic, which offered castration surgery


    32. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michelle E


    33. I don‘t know what the deputy said to Keith, the sheriff was out of the office, but on the drive home he was very quiet


    34. 47 There were then no kings in Edom, a deputy was king


    35. A full-time secretary, file clerk and occasional helpers on a part-time basis augmented my own role as manager and deputy for my father when he was away


    36. Information was sometimes withheld, such as the leak of Valerie Plame’s name by Deputy Secretary of State Armitage


    37. deputy disappear amongst the shelves, “what it was I was reading


    38. My friend that I called was married to a deputy


    39. The principal was away on business, and the deputy principal and some of the


    40. “It’s too steep,” said the deputy principal again

    41. “We have plenty of time,” countered the deputy principal, “and we are six


    42. The deputy principal looked shaken, his face pale


    43. Hiro cursed as the children and other teachers followed the deputy principal; he


    44. The 120 children were spread out in a single line across the field, the deputy principal


    45. “No! Follow me!” shouted the deputy principal


    46. One of the teachers shouted to them to follow the deputy


    47. The other nodded and they ran after the deputy principal


    48. Lowe and his deputy, Rollie Woods, are


    49. “On the day before the staging of the apology, RCMP Deputy


    50. The deputy inside was so scared that he called for backup, Tom Goolsby, then Business Week’s Atlanta branch correspondent, who drank himself to death on Park Avenue about 10 years ago, and I were sprung from drunk tank in Decatur GA by still another fraternity brother, Fielder Martin, who was a prominent lawyer in Decatur














































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    Synonyms for "deputy"

    deputy lieutenant deputy sheriff surrogate chief constable marshal sheriff police officer stand in

    "deputy" definitions

    someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies


    an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent


    a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)


    a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others